| Manufacturer |
Dassault Aviation |
Antonov |
| Description |
The Dassault Mercure is a twin-engined narrow-body jet-powered airliner developed and manufactured by French aircraft firm Dassault Aviation. |
The Antonov An-178 () is a short-range medium-airlift military transport aircraft designed and produced by the Ukrainian Antonov company. |
| ICAO Code |
|
A178 |
| First Flight |
1971-05-28 |
2015-05-07 |
| Entry Into service |
1974-06-04 |
|
| Production End |
1975-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1995-04-29 |
|
| Designer |
Dassault Aviation |
Antonov |
| Type |
Narrow-body jet airliner |
|
| Length (m) |
34.84 |
32.23 |
| Height (m) |
11.36 |
9.57 |
| Cockpit Crew |
3 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
|
70 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
704 |
990 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
926 |
825 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
11887.2 |
12200 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
16.764 |
|
| Capacity Description |
162 all-economy |
90 soldiers, 70 paratroopers, 48 on stretchers +15 seated, 8 medical modules and 12, or 16 tons of cargo, overload variant 18 tons. |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.85 |
|
| National Origin |
France |
Ukraine |
| Number Built |
12 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 low bypass turbofan engines |
2 × Progress D-436-148FM turbofans; Thrust each: 16,534 lbf |
| Primary Users |
Air Inter |
|
| Status |
Retired |
In development |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mercure |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-178 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
30.55 |
30.57 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
116 |
|
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
8 |
|
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
Pratt & Whitney JT8D |
Progress D-436 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |